Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Miss Martin and Mrs Kelly are the schools SENDCo's and will support any children with specific needs.
Contact us
If you wish to contact us with any concerns about the support provided by our school, please contact the SENDCO or headteacher in the first instance (see Contact Details) and we will do our best to address your concerns. If you wish to raise a complaint about the support we provide, please access the One Academy Trust Complaints Policy by following the link to our One Academy Trust policies here. This explains the procedure to be followed. Alternatively please contact the school office and we will email you a copy of the policy or provide a hard copy version.
info@dovedale.derbyshire.sch.uk
If you have concerns over the SEND support in school please speak to Mrs Houseman, Miss Martin or Mrs Kelly. You can also seek further guidance from the complaints section of the website which can be found in the concerns and complaints section of the information tab.
Thank you,
Miss Martin - SENDCo
Support for parents outside of school.
Autism training and resources via the Derby and Derbyshire Autism Hub.
COFFEE and CHAT sessions - 2025-2026.
Please see the dates for next years coffee and chat sessions with Miss Martin.
Each session will have a focus that will be shared before the day and will be led by Miss Martin and professionals from outside agencies. Please contact Miss Martin on DOJO or by email
jmartin@dovedale.derbyshire.sch.uk if you want any further information.
Resources from each event will be available on this page after the event.
Useful Websites.
Below are links to websites that you may may find useful as parents.
Updates.
February 2025
We have been made aware of several workshop being run by the PINS Project & ND Hub who are delivering four different workshops or courses.
These include :
- Emotionally based school avoidance
- Supporting children to regulate
- Understanding and Supporting ADHD - Children and Young People
- Using Emotion Coaching to Support Children and Young People to regulate feelings.
The PDF documents give more details about each workshop and how you can book a place.
1st April 2025
Resources from SEND coffee morning. Miss Martin has paper copies in school so please pop in and ask if you would like a paper copy.
Thank you
JULY 2025
Support resources for the summer holidays.
Below are some resources shared at our SEND coffee session on Tuesday 15th July.
If you would like any of the resources printing please either ask in the office or message Miss Martin
October 2025
Below are some resources shared at our SEND coffee session on Wednesday 15th October
If you would like any of the resources printing please either ask in the office or message Miss Martin on DOJO,
Thank you
IMPORTANT INFOMRATION REGARDING SEND AT DOVEDALE
SEND Policy
Our SEND Policy can be found on our Policies Page.
Inclusion
Our Equality & Diversity Objectives and Accessibility Plan can be accessed from our Policies Page.
SEND Information
When you open the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Report please click on power point to view the slides.
Information and documents regarding SEND in school for September 2024 - July 2025
Admissions for children with SEND
For children with additional needs you can apply for a place at Dovedale through Derbyshire County Council.
For children with an EHCP you need to apply through the Derbyshire SEND team, there is a link to this in the admissions section of our website.